Kings of The Road

1976

Germany

2h 56min

15

Directed by: Wim Wenders

Written by: Wim Wenders

Cast: Rüdiger Vogler, Hanns Zischler

Language: German

A businessman escaping from his domestic responsibilities joins up with a travelling cinema equipment repairman in an odyssey round the rural movie houses of Germany. This seminal road movie more than bears comparison with its American models, the episodic narrative and bleak monochrome cinematography emanating an almost palpable sense of despair. Highly recommended.